TCM Schedule for Tuesday, February 17: 31 Days of Oscar: 1959-60

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Tuesday, February 17th, 2015

1:00 AM
Gigi (1958)
A Parisian girl is raised to be a kept woman but dreams of love and marriage.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Leslie Caron , Maurice Chevalier , Louis Jourdan .
C-115 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



3:00 AM
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
A dying plantation owner tries to help his alcoholic son solve his problems.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Elizabeth Taylor , Paul Newman , Burl Ives .
C-108 mins, CC,

5:00 AM
Brothers Karamazov, The (1958)
In this adaptation of the Dostoevsky classic, four brothers fight to adjust to the death of their domineering father.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Yul Brynner , Maria Schell , Claire Bloom .
C-146 mins, CC,

7:30 AM
Fury (1936)
An innocent man escapes a lynch mob then returns for revenge.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Sylvia Sidney , Spencer Tracy , Walter Abel .
BW-93 mins, CC,



9:15 AM
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
A man woos and murders rich widows to support his invalid wife.
Dir: Charles Chaplin Cast: Charles Chaplin , Mady Correll , Allison Roddan .
BW-124 mins, CC,

11:20 AM
Now You See It (1947)
This short film demonstrates the use of micro- and macrophotography, providing several examples.
Dir: Richard L. Cassell
C-9 mins,

11:30 AM
Mark, The (1961)
A reformed child abuser fights the stigma of his past when he falls for a single mother.
Dir: Guy Green Cast: Maria Schell , Stuart Whitman , Rod Steiger .
BW-127 mins, Letterbox Format

1:45 PM
In Cold Blood (1967)
Two vagrants try to outrun the police after committing a savage crime in this real-life shocker.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Robert Blake , Scott Wilson , John Forsythe .
BW-134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 PM
Thomas Crown Affair, The (1968)
A bored tycoon turns to bank robbery and courts the insurance investigator assigned to bring him in.
Dir: Norman Jewison Cast: Steve McQueen , Faye Dunaway , Paul Burke .
C-102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM
Bullitt (1968)
When mobsters kill the witness he was assigned to protect, a dedicated policeman investigates the case on his own.
Dir: Peter Yates Cast: Steve McQueen , Robert Vaughn , Jacqueline Bisset .
C-114 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: 31 DAYS OF OSCAR: 1959-60

8:00 PM
Ben-Hur (1959)
While seeking revenge, a rebellious Israelite prince crosses paths with Jesus Christ.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Charlton Heston , Jack Hawkins , Haya Harareet .
C-222 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



11:47 PM
Sword Fishing (1939)
This short film looks at a unique way of fishing with archer Howard Hill: using a bow and arrow-like harpoon. Vitaphone Release 9434.
BW-10 mins,

12:00 AM
Psycho (1960)
A woman on the run gets mixed up with a repressed young man and his violent mother.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Anthony Perkins , Vera Miles , John Gavin .
BW-109 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



2:00 AM
Sunrise At Campobello (1960)
After a bout with polio, future president Franklin Roosevelt fights to save his political career.
Dir: Vincent J. Donehue Cast: Zina Bethune , Tim Considine , Alan Bunce .
C-144 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:24 AM
Main Street On The March! (1941)
This short film focuses on America's changing mood to events leading up to WWII.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Barbara Bedford , Milton Kibbee , May McAvoy .
BW-20 mins,

4:45 AM
Sundowners, The (1960)
An Australian sheepherder and his wife clash over their nomadic existence and their son's future.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Deborah Kerr , Robert Mitchum , Peter Ustinov .
C-133 mins, CC, Letterbox Format